Dordogne River

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The Dordogne River is a major river in south-central and southwestern France, renowned for its scenic valleys, historic towns, and role in the region’s cultural and natural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWithWineRegion Bergerac wine region
Bordeaux wine region
surface form: Libournais wine region
basinCountry France
country France
drainageBasin Dordogne
surface form: Dordogne basin
flowsThroughDepartment Cantal
Corrèze department
surface form: Corrèze

Dordogne
Gironde
Lot
Puy-de-Dôme
flowsThroughTown Argentat-sur-Dordogne
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Bergerac
Libourne
Rocamadour area
Sarlat-la-Canéda area
Souillac
hasTributary Cère
surface form: Cère River

Isle River
Maronne River NERFINISHED
Ouysse River
Vézère River
hasValleyName Dordogne
surface form: Vallée de la Dordogne
knownFor cultural heritage
historic towns
natural heritage
scenic valleys
length approximately 483 km
locatedIn south-central France
southwestern France
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED
Occitanie
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Gironde estuary
mouthNearbyCity Bordeaux
passesThroughRegion Périgord
sourceConfluenceOf Dogne River
Dore River NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme department
tributaryOf Gironde estuary
UNESCODesignationYear 2012
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve
surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreational boating
tourism

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Entre-Deux-Mers boundedBy Dordogne River
Fronsac climateInfluence Dordogne River
Massif Central crossedBy Dordogne River
Gironde estuary formedByConfluenceOf Dordogne River
Puy de Sancy hasRiverSource Dordogne River
Puy de Sancy isSourceOf Dordogne River
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande locatedOnRiver Dordogne River
Gironde estuary mouthOfRiver Dordogne River
Puy-de-Dôme traversedBy Dordogne River
Gironde department traversedByRiver Dordogne River